Mail-pouch-transferring apparatus.



R. S. SCOFIELD.

MAIL POUCH TBANSPBBRING APPARATUS. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 7. 1910.

984,396. Patented Feb. 14 1911.

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Patented Feb. 14,1911

ATTORNEYS RAY SANFORD SCOFIELD, OF LEWISTON, IDAHO.

MAIL-POUCH-TRANSFERRING APPARATUS.

Spcification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

Application filed July 7, 1910. Serial No. 570,741.

To all whom it may concern:

Ile it known that I, RAY S. Scorrano, a citizen ot the United States,and a resident ot' Lewiston, in the county oi Nez Perce and State ofIdaho, have invented a new and Improved Mail-Iouch-Transterringi\pparatus, ot which the following is a .'tull, clear, and exactdescription.

l\'[ v invention relates to a mail pouch trans 't'erring apparatus, andit has 'tor its object to provide an apparatus which may be constructedat little expense., the apparatus being durable and certain in itsoperation.

The desired object. is attained by providing a yoke pivoted to a craneand a hook mounted on a car, the yoke being provided with means t'orholding it yieldingly in the direction ot' the tracks on which the cartravels. The yoke is also provided with spring clasps 'for holding' inplace a ring to which a mail pouch may be secured. The hook, which isprovided for engaging the ring', has a spring for preventing the escapeot' the ring after it has been caught, The hook is secured to a pivotedrod, vielding means being provided tor holding the rod extended andagainst rotation.

Still other objects oitl the invention `will appear in the followingcomplete description.

In this specit :ation I will describe a construction embodying a 't'ormoit' my invention. it being understood, however, that the scope ot theinvention is defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part o'tthis specification. in which similar characters ot retereuce indicatecorrespomling parts in all the views, and in which- Figure l is a,perspective view showing a portion of the car and the crane in which myapparatus is mounted; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a side ot' the car,to which the yoke is pivoted, the hook being shown mounted on the crane:Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the hook, the rod on which it is mounted,the bearings for the rod and the .n1 `ans for holding the rod yieldinglyin the, desired position; Fig. t is a side elevation ot the hook shownin Fig. 3. at'ter it has caught the ring to which the mail pouch issecured: Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5--5 oi Fig. 2; Fig. Gis a sectional view through the rod on which the hook is mounted;looking toward the boss.' and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view ot thebracket on which the mail pouch is disposed.

ly referring to the drawings, it will be seen that a crane or support t3is mounted on a base T, secured to the platform 8 at the side ot' thetrack, this crane or support G having cross arms t) and 1() disposed oneabove the other. 'l`o the crane t) is pivoted ou a vertical axis theyoke ll, said yoke having terminals l2 spaced t'rom each other. Springclasps lil are secured to the terminals l2 respectively. A` bracket 11,on which the mail pouch 1*.) is disposed, is pivoted to the crane (i.

As best shown in Fig. 5 oit the drawings, the body ot the voke ll,between the terminals, is angular in cross section, a spring member lltbeing disposed across this angular portieri of the yoke 1.1, theterminals of the spring tt being secured to the cross arm 9. I pre't'crto connect the yoke l1 pivotally with the crane by m aus oit the staples15, one disposed above and the other below the spring lt. A ring member16 is provided, the ring member lo having two loops 17, which are,adapted to be disposed on the terminals 1'2 of the `voke 11 and be heldyields ingly in place by means of the spring clasps 12%, the ring member1G also having a ring 1S, to which may be secured a mail pouch It). 'lhedoor jambs Q0 ot a car 21. are provided with bearings, in which isdisposed a rod Q3, the said rod being adapted to move longitudiimlly ot'the bearings 22 and being adapted also to rotate in said bearings.Secured to the rod QS there is a. hook 24;, having' a long loop and aterminal A spring 2G is secured to the rod Q3 and is adapted to pressvieldingly against the terminal 25 of the elongated hook 9st. The rod Q3also has a boss QT. a` spring 2S being wound on the rod QS between oneoit' the bearings 22 and the boss 27, to hold the rod and the elongatedhook Qet extended in the direction of the movement ol the ear. Securedt0 one of the door jambs Q0 is a bracket 29 having' an upper springterminal :for engaging the bead 31 on the boss 27. v

In addition to mounting one o't' the yokes 'Il on the crane (i and oneof the elongated hooks Q4 on the car 2l, I mount an elongated hook 24 onthe cross arm 10 of the crane G nad a yoke ll on the side of the cai'.Tho

elongated hook 24, mounted on the crane 6, has a spring 2G and ay rod28, 'he rod 28 being disposed in tlanges 82 secured to the cross arm 10.The rod 23 also has a boss 2T, with a bead 31, a spring 28 being mountedon the rod 28, all in the manner described with reference to mountingthe elongated hook 24 on the car. The elongated hook 2&1, mounted on thecross arm 10, also is provided with a bracket 29, secured to one ot theflanges 82, this bracket 29 having a spring upper terminal 30. The yoke11, mounted on the side of the car, is constructed in the mannerdescribed with reference to the yoke 11 mounted on the crane G, thisyoke 11, carried by the car, being pivoted to the side ot the car bymeans of staples 15a, a spring 111a being disposed across the body ofthe yoke 11 which is angular in cross section, the terminals ot thespring lll being secured to the side of the car in a manner similar tothat already described with reference to the mounting of the yoke 11 onthe crane 6.

In using the invention, when the ring member 16 is carried by the yoke11, pivoted to the crane 6 in the manner described, and a similar ringmember 16 is mounted on the yoke 11 carried by the car. the ring member1G carried by the. yoke 11, pivoted to the crane, will be caught by theelongated hook 24, mounted on the car, and the ring member 1G. carriedby the yoke 11 pivoted to the car, will be caught by the elongated hooly211; mounted on the cross arm 10 of the crane G. As the car approacheswith its elongated hook open in the direction of its movement, the ringmember 16 will be caught by the terminal 25 of the hook, the spring 26being pressed back to permit the ring to pass. When the ring member 1Greaches the inner end of the terminal 25, there will be a strain on'thering member 1, which will cause the yoke 11, to the terminals of whichit has been secured, to rotate on its pivot and, at the same time, therod 23 will be drawn against the pressure of its spring 28. ,Xs the yoke11 is turned, the strain continues until the ring is pulled tree fromthe terminals 12. As the body of the yoke 11, between its terminals, isangular in cross section, the spring 111 will cause the yoke to continueto turn until. a new 'face of the angular portion ot the yoke isdisposed tlat against the inner side of the spring, when the yoke willbe held stationary out of the .line of travel. As the rod 23, with itsboss 27, is moved against the pressure of the spring 2S, the boss 27,with its bead S1, will be drawn out. of contact with the flange on theupper spring terminal 30, and the rod 23 will be permitted to rotateuntil the weight ot the elongated hook, the ring member 1G and the mailpouch 19, are disposed immediately beneath the rod. 1n the same manner,the elongated hook 24 mounted on the cross arm 10 on the crane 6,catches the ring member 1G, mounted on the terminals 12 of the yoke 11pivoted to the side of the car.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. ln a mail pouch transferring apparatus, a support, a yoke pivoted tothe support and having two terminals, means 'for holding the yokeyieldingly in a predetermined position relatively to the support, springclasps on the terminals of the yoke respectively, a ring member adaptedto be held yieldingly on the terminals by the spring clasps, a hookadapted to be moved relatively to the support to engage the ring member,a. spring having a member' disposed against a terminal ot the hook, torpreventin g the escape of the ring member when it is caught by the hook,a rod to which the hook is secured, bearings for the rod in which it mayrotate and move longitudinally, a boss secured to the rod, a springmounted on the rod between one ot the bearings and the boss, for holdingthe rod yieldingly ext-ended, and a. member for engaging the boss whenthe rod is in a, predetermined position tor holding the rod yieldinglyagainst rotation.

2. 1n a mail pouch transferring apparatus, a support, aI yoke pivoted tothe support and having' two terminals, means for holding the yokeyieldingly in a predetermined position relatively to the support, springclasps on the terminals of the yoke respectively, a ring member adaptedto be held yieldingly on the terminals by the spring clasps, a hookadapted to be moved relatively to the support, to engage the ringmember, a spring having a member pressing against a terminal of the hookfor preventing the escape of the ring member when it is caught by thehook, a rod to which the hook is secured, bearings for the rod, in whichit may rotate and move longitudinally, means for holding the rodyieldingly extended in the bearings, and means for preventing therotation of the rod when in a predetermined position relatively to thebearings.

3. 1n a mail pouch transferring apparatus` a support, a yoke pivoted tothe support and having two terminals, means for holding the yokeyieldingly in a predetermined position relatively to the support, a ringmember having two loops, which are adapted to be disposed on theterminals, respectively, and spring clasps on the terminals tor engagingthe loops.

4. 1n a mail pouch transferring apparatui-1. a support, a yoke pivotedto the support and having two terminals, the yoke between the terminalshaving a body angular in cross section. and a spring disposed across theangular body of the yoke with. its terminals secured to the support` AIt5. In a mail pouch transitierring apparatus, a support, a yoke pivotedto the support and having' two terminals, the yoke between the terminalshaving a body angular in cross section, a spring' disposed acros. theangular body of the yoke, with its terminals secured to the support, andspring clasps mounted on the terminals of the yoke respectively.

6. In a mail pouch ltransferring apparatus, a support, a yoke pivoted tothe support, and having two terminals, a ring to which a mail pouch maybe secured, means 't'or holding the ring in a vertical plane bctween theterminals o't the yoke, and a pivoted bracket disposed under the yokefor supporting the mail pouch.

7. In a mail pouch transferring apparatus` a support, a yoke pivoted tothc support and having' two terminals, a ring member, .means 't'orholding the ring member in a vertical plane between the terminals o't'the yoke, a hook adapted to be moved relatively to thc support'. torengaging the ring member, a spring 'tor pressing against the terminalsot the hook, tor preventing the escape of the ring member when it caughtby the hook, a rod to which the hook is secured, bearings for the rod,in which the rod may rotate and move longitudinally, a boss secured tothe rod, a spring mounted ou the rod between one of the bearings and theboss, it'or holding the rod yieldingly extended, and a member forengaging the boss when the rod is in a predetermined position, forholding the rod yieldingly against rotation.

S. In a mail pouch transferring apparatus, bearings, a rod mounted it'orrotating and it'or moving longitudinally in the bearings, a hook securedto the rod, a spring for pressing against the terminal oit the hook, aboss secured to the rod, a spring' disposed between one of the bearingsand the boss, for holding the rod yieldingly extended in the bearings,and a member for engaging the boss when the rod is in a predeterminedposition relatively to the bearings, for preventing the rotation ot' therod.

9. ln a mail pouch transferring apparatus, bearings, a rod mounted forrotating and Yt'or moving longitudinally in the bearings, hook meanssecured to the rod, a. boss secured to the rod, a spring disposedbetween one o't the bearings and the boss :for holding the rodyieldingly extended in the bearings, and a member for engaging the bosswhen the rod is iu a predetermined position relatively to the bearings,tor preventing the rotation ol the rod.

10. In a mail pouch transferring apparatus. bearings. a rod mounted forrotating and for moving longitudinally in the bearings, hook meanssecured to the rod, a boss secured to the rod, a spring disposed betweenone ot' the bearings and the boss, .tor holding the rod yieldinglyextended in the bearings, and a .spring member for engagingthe boss .forholding thc rod yieldingly against rotatlon.

ll. ln a mail pouch transferring apparatus, a support, a yoke pivoted tothe support'. and having two terminals, a ring member, means :t'orholding the ring member in a vertical plane between the terminals oitthe yoke, a hook adapted to move relatively to the support and adaptedto engage the ring member, a rod to which the hook is secured, bearings'l'or the rod, in which the rod may rotate and move longitudinally, aboss secured to the rod, a spring' mounted on the rod between one of thebearings and the boss for holding the rod yieldingly extended. and amember for engaging the boss when the rod .is in a predeterminedposition for holding the rod against rotation.

1Q. In a mail pouch traulslerring apparatus, a crane support, a yokepivoted to the support and having two terminals, a ring member to whicha mail pouch may be sel cured, means :t'or holding the ring member in avertical plane between the terminals of the yoke, a pivoted bracketdisposed under the yoke tor supporting the mail pouch. and means forholding the bracket yieldingly in a vertical position.

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RAY SNFORD SCOFTELD.

lVi tnesses:

lV. B. lVlUikun, Il. O. VoonnUrr.

